LIRNEasia was represented at the inaugural Sri Lanka Internet Day, organised by the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) on 6-7 April 2021.
Senior Research Manager Ayesha Zainudeen led a discussion on the challenges relating to women’s work in Sri Lanka that came about or were amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, in a session titled
Women and tech: Is working from home all that it was cracked up to be? She was joined by panelists Bani Chandrasena (Head of Inclusive Diversity- London Stock Exchange Group Sri Lanka) and Dr. Gayathri Lokuge (Team Leader- Livelihood and Employment at the Center for Poverty Analysis Sri Lanka).